Poems by Thea McRae

Drowning

Everyday,
I fight my heart
I strangle it,
try to squeeze you out.
But strength cannot be strained
For every breath,
with all the pain
I’m drowning in you.

Touch has no flavor
But it burns my mouth.
You roll in on waves,
saturate my heart.
I can’t fight the rain
As it softens our skin,
I’m soaking into you.
Drowning again.

I had the sweetest thought, for a moment, of invading your head.
I would like to know what thoughts of me were trapped there.

I remember the beautiful
but the details; I severed and lost.
When memories drip,
I can feel you.
My memories teach me
They’re all that’s left
I paid for them and it hurt
But ever will I remember
the beautiful.